Recipe: Delicious Salmon with Cilantro Pesto

Recipe: Delicious Salmon with Cilantro Pesto Delicious, fresh and tasty.

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You can cook Salmon with Cilantro Pesto using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Salmon with Cilantro Pesto

1. It’s of Sauce.

2. You need 1 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped.

3. You need 6 of minced garlic cloves.

4. You need 1/3 cup of toasted pine nuts.

5. Prepare 2/3 cup of grated Parmesan Cheese.

6. You need 1/2 tsp of pepper.

7. You need 3/4 cup of olive oil.

8. Prepare of Fish.

9. It’s 2 tbsp of olive oil.

10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of white pepper.

11. You need 4 each of 5oz salmon fillets.

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Spread the pesto evenly over the top of the fillets.

Salmon with Cilantro Pesto step by step

1. To make the SAUCE, follow steps 2 & 3.

2. combine all of the ingredients in a food processor except the oil, blend until well incorporated.

3. slowly add the oil until a thick mayonnaise type sauce is formed, reserve until required.

4. To make the FISH, follow steps 5-7.

5. brush the fillets with oil and season with pepper.

6. grill the fillets over medium heat for 5-6 minutes each side.

7. serve with a dollop of sauce on each fillet.

8. ENJOY.

Prepare macadamia-cilantro pesto by placing macadamia nuts, cilantro, green onion, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, and macadamia nut oil into the bowl of a blender.

To serve, spoon some of the macadamia-cilantro pesto over the salmon, and garnish with two seared scallop pieces.

Spread the cilantro mixture on the salmon, scatter the tomato over it, and sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper.

Bake, uncovered, until the salmon is done Serve immediately.

NOTES : Alternative fish for this recipe: Because this pesto is strong flavored, Id prepare this with only with strong-flavored fish.